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David Smith vs Zarah Sultana

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

David Smith and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 74 different votes 266 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 93% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 11 No
Defence 80% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 42% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 446 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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